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Bioshock 2: 3 MILLION Copies sold!

2k has sold 3 million copies of Bioshock 2 to retailers worldwide. That is insanity for the first month. 2k stocks are up, climbing 5%, with better than expected earnings. Those are some great numbers. Bioshock 3 seems to be a sure thing at this point!

They shipped that many but they more than likely won't sell that many. Word of mouth is an impressive thing. It can either save or kill a game. I've heard a lot of negatives about BS2 even before playing it.

2k has sold 3 million copies of Bioshock 2 to retailers worldwide. That is insanity for the first month. 2k stocks are up, climbing 5%, with better than expected earnings. Those are some great numbers. Bioshock 3 seems to be a sure thing at this point!

I'm confused...what does it mean by retailers?? how many people who bought the game,or how many stores bought the game??

How it works is 2k sells the game to retailers and then they sell the game to consumers. To 2k though, the important part is the sale to retailers because that is where they get paid. If a game doesn't sell as well as it ships, then the retailer will possibly buy less copies of future games from the publisher.

They shipped that many but they more than likely won't sell that many. Word of mouth is an impressive thing. It can either save or kill a game. I've heard a lot of negatives about BS2 even before playing it.

Yeah, maybe. But an aggregate score on Meta Critic in the high 80's is more than enough word of mouth for most. It's already sold in the mid two million range, as per VGchartz, which don't include PC or STEAM sales (which are going to be low anyway, justified with all the issues).

I think it'll hit 3 million at some point. But I really couldn't care less. I dig the game, they've announced to investors plans to make a 3rd game and these sales won't make them change their mind. They're making money, they'll continue to develop as long as there's money there - for good or ill.

I believe you are mistaken on the stock value. TTWO (parent comapnay for 2k) stock values are falling and have been on a daily basis.

Actually, here is a direct quote from the cited article. "The game has shipped more than 3 million units since its launch in early February. Shares of Take-Two were up nearly 5% in after-hours trading following the report."

And in regards to the five million estimate, that was for lifetime sales. Considering Bioshock's first month sales were a little over one million and it has gone on to sell four million, five million lifetime isn't out of the question.

Actually, here is a direct quote from the cited article. "The game has shipped more than 3 million units since its launch in early February. Shares of Take-Two were up nearly 5% in after-hours trading following the report."

And in regards to the five million estimate, that was for lifetime sales. Considering Bioshock's first month sales were a little over one million and it has gone on to sell four million, five million lifetime isn't out of the question.

I've been watching their stock market value daily on the ticker. My observation doesn't come from an article someone wrote, but the actual stock market. If you'd like to see for yourself, just Goggle TTWO and check out the stock ticker yourself.

I've been watching their stock market value daily on the ticker. My observation doesn't come from an article someone wrote, but the actual stock market. If you'd like to see for yourself, just Goggle TTWO and check out the stock ticker yourself.

Well, if you paid any attention to the articles that are on the financial pages instead of just trolling, you would've seen that the report was for the 1st quarter of the fiscal year and doesn't have anything to do with Bio2. The report says that they didn't lose as much money the first quarter as they did for the same time last year. This year they only lost 33.9 million in the 1st qtr. It also says that as a cost cutting measure that they are going to cut 15% of their workforce. They are projecting less share value loss in the 2nd qtr and are hoping that Bio2 will help them do that. You might also notice that they waited until after the market closed to make any announcement. That is a ploy by a desperate company that barely survived a buyout attempt by EA. They are bleeding money, investors are upset and they'll be lucky to stay in business. Their stock value's have been going up and down all morning. I personally hope that they make it. I like the Bioshock series. I'm disappointed that they didn't include gamepad support in Bio2 and believe that will not help game sales. We'll just have to wait and see what the 2nd qtr report says.